Every surgeon has their preference, but there are few head to head comparisons done in the literature. A couple of recent reports out of the US show more weight loss and sustained weight loss with the gastric sleeve compared to the plication (wrap). In our own comparison, we found the sleeve did...
The answer to your question is, "It depends." It is certainly unfortunate that many US surgeons refuse to take care of patients whose surgery was done elsewhere. They are offended because you didn't come to them for your surgery. They don't understand that you only did it...
You don't give us enough information to give you advice. What is your BMI? It's not just the size of the liver, but also other issues such as abdominal wall thickness, and the amount of space created in the abdomen after inflating it with CO2. So far, in my career, I have had...